Exactly! This masterpiece of Italian cinema ( by the same director who did "Bicycle Thief", another masterpiece) is VERY VERY touching. Aging, loneliness, dignity and, of course, the enduring friendship between dog and master (and in this case I am tempted to use the word "fusional relationship").

this is a great representative of Italian neorealism but to have younger generational blu-ray freaks portend to have a clue and protest their accolades on you tube is to violate "not having a clue a to the max". being well schooled digital is a far cry from the organic being there black and white reality. the creep on you tube reeks of insincerity. and I suspect his ilk number exponentially to a false sky-scraping "we are the coolest ever" watchers.

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